Water transport was the dominant mode of transport for imports into the United States (U.S.) in 2021. That year, 63.1 percent of the total weight of all imports into the country were transported by ships. Pipeline transport was responsible for 16.4 percent of the weight of imports that year.
Distribution of the weight of imported goods into the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (October 27, 2022). Distribution of the weight of imported goods into the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341597/us-international-import-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode-breakdown/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Distribution of the weight of imported goods into the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport." Chart. October 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341597/us-international-import-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode-breakdown/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Distribution of the weight of imported goods into the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341597/us-international-import-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode-breakdown/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Distribution of The Weight of Imported Goods into The United States (U.S.) in 2021, by Mode of Transport." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341597/us-international-import-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode-breakdown/
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Distribution of the weight of imported goods into the United States (U.S.) in 2021, by mode of transport [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, October 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341597/us-international-import-trade-tonnage-by-transportation-mode-breakdown/
